I Loved Her First (capo 2nd fret) Key of E
Intro
D (6 counts),
Bm (6 counts)
G(3 counts) F#m(3 counts),
Em (3 counts), A (3 counts)
Note: The G to the F#m is really just changing the top two strings. Play the F#m like a
but with your pointer on the second fret of the top string- let go with your middle
and keep the rest the same. This is a walkdown- do this EVERY time you see a G to a F#m
hold the rest of that G shape. I will write it as F#m (G) so you remember you are mostly
a G with only a couple of F#m notes.
VERSE I
D Bm
Look at the two of you dancing that way
G F#m(G) Em A
Lost in the moment and each others face
D Bm
So much in love your alone in this place
G F#m(G) A
Like there's nobody else in the world
VERSE II
D Bm
I was enough for her not long ago
G F#m(G) Em A
I was her number one, She told me so
D Bm
And she still means the world to me, Just so you know
G F#m A
So be careful when you hold my girl
BRIDGE
Bm G
Time changes everything, Life must go on
D A
And I'm not gonna stand in your way
CHORUS
D Bm
But I loved her first and I held her first
G F#m(G) Em A
And a place in my heart will always be hers …. From the first breath she
D Bm
Breathed ……When she first smiled at me
G F#m(G) Em A
I knew the love of a father runs deep……..
Em F#m(G) G F#m(G)
And I prayed that she'd find you someday………………..
Em F#m(G) A
But it still hard to give her away………………….
D
I loved her first
******(For transition sake, just play the intro 1 time here before the next verse)
VERSE III
D Bm
How could that beautiful women with you
G F#m(G) Em A
Be the same freckle face kid that I knew
D Bm
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
G F#m(G) A
And tucked into bed all those nights
BRIDGE
Bm G
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
D A
It was only a matter of time
CHORUS
D Bm
But I loved her first and I held her first
G F#m(G) Em A
And a place in my heart will always be hers …. From the first breath she
D Bm
Breathed ……When she first smiled at me
G F#m(G) Em A
I knew the love of a father runs deep……..
Em F#m(G) G F#m(G)
And I prayed that she'd find you someday………………..
Em F#m(G) A
But it still hard to give her away………………….
D Bm G F#(G) Em
A
I loved her first………..........................From the first breath she
D Bm
Breathed, When she first smiled at me
G F#m(G) Em A
I knew the love of a father runs deep……………..
Em F#(G) G F#(G)
Someday you might know what I'm going through…………
Em F#(#) A
When a miracle smiles up at you
D Bm G A D
I loved her first………………………………………………………………………